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Huawei denies US sanctions and trade secret charges
Huawei isn’t taking kindly to the US’ charges of sanction violations and trade secret theft. A spokesperson told Engadget the company was “disappointed” to hear of the charges and flatly “denies” it or an associated company (namely Skycom) committed any of the crimes in the indictments. It’s also “not aware of any wrongdoing” by CFO […]
Trade war hostage? Trump ready to ‘intervene’ in Huawei CFO case if it helps close deal with China
US President Trump said he might intervene on behalf of Huawei CFO if it benefits US trade interests with China. Meng Wanzhou, whose bail includes strict conditions, faces extradition to the US and up to 30 years in prison. “If I think it’s good for what will certainly be the largest trade deal ever made […]
Huawei CFO faces fraud accusations from US in Canadian bail hearing
Chinese tech manufacturer Huawei’s chief financial officer is facing fraud charges in the United States and faces up to 30 years in prison if found guilty, according to the New York Times. Meng Wanzhou, the daughter of Huawei founder Ren Zhengfei, is accused of “conspiracy to defraud multiple financial institutions” including breaking American sanctions on […]
Senior Huawei Executive’s Arrest Steps Up U.S.-China Confrontation
The arrest of Meng Wanzhou, a senior executive of Huawei Technologies, intensifies the confrontation in the already divisive China-U.S. negotiations on trade, striking at Chinese President Xi Jinping’s ambitions to make the country a tech superpower.
US presses allies to ditch Huawei citing cybersecurity risks from China – report
Washington has been on a mission to discourage its allies from using Chinese telecommunication giant Huawei’s equipment, the Wall Street Journal reports. The firm earlier slammed the US for using politics for unfair competition. Read more Washington has been up in arms over Huawei’s worldwide expansion, “having initiated an extraordinary outreach campaign” to press its European and […]
Huawei and Three UK show 5G home broadband modem, targeting 100Mbps
The United Kingdom is set to double the speeds of home broadband, if customers switch from wired to 5G wireless home routers in 2019.Read More
China suggests Trump should ditch ‘tapped’ iPhones for Huawei
China is trolling Trump. In an official response to the allegations that it and Russia are spying on the President’s trio of iPhones, a top-ranking Chinese official said: “If they are very worried about iPhones being tapped, they can use Huawei.” The snarky reply signals to the ban on the use of Huawei devices by […]
US semiconductor company claims Huawei tried to steal its technology
Huawei has faced quite a bit of pushback in the US as lawmakers and government agencies continue to claim the company and its potential connections to the Chinese government pose a security threat to the country. But the company is also now receiving pressure from California-based firm CNEX Labs, which claims Huawei has been trying […]
Huawei unveils giant Mate 20 X phone, regular-sized wearable
Chinese smartphone manufacturer Huawei just showed off its latest flagship devices, including the Mate 20 smartphone and the Watch GT smartwatch. While those devices make a play for broader audiences, Huawei also went niche with a smartphone aimed at gamers and a fitness band that tries to track pretty much everything. Huawei’s Mate 20 X […]
